![]() All of a sudden the whole United States knows of Saugus Massachusetts. "A lot of people don't have a clue aside from Route - what Saugus is" he said. It's the best thing."ĭavid Diberto who has lived in the town for eight years had just dropped his 6-year-old son - a big Saugus Little League fan and a fledgling player - off at a karate class just down the street from the 1875 town hall. Her daughter Christine 11 who was working on sign for the Little Leaguers when the shop opened yesterday said "This is the biggest thing that's ever happened. This is putting us on the map of the United States" she said. You name it we've got it on Route 1."īut Palermo who said she was a diehard fan of the Little League team said Saugus was also a town that included many "beautiful little neighborhoods." "That's how everybody knows us by the Hilltop. "It's always been tough" said Pat Palermo 42 who was working at Doc Pepper TV Service in the town's center. It also includes just about everything else from tuxedo rentals to fast food to motels to a miniature golf course - where a large orange dinosaur looked over the road yesterday with a sign congratulating the Little Leaguers dangling from his mouth.Īway from the zooming cars on Route - however there is another side of Saugus a typical-looking Massachusetts suburban town of tree-lined residential streets interrupted occasionally by small commercial strips. The Prince Restaurant features a leaning tower emblazoned with the word "Pizza" that juts out of the main building. The strip includes well-known restaurants such as the Hilltop Steak House where a gigantic cactus and a herd of plastic cows behind a flag-festooned fence advertise the beef. A three-mile strip of Route - described on the town's Web site as "the famous Route 1" runs north to south dividing the town. Income-wise it ranks near the middle of Massachusetts communities. The suburb of about 27000 people is located just five miles north of Boston. Even so the town has already enjoyed a large measure of publicity. Saugus finally met its match bowing in last night's U.S. "Saugus is a great little town that a lot of people come up with misconceptions about because of Route 1." "It will definitely give Saugus a new face" said Phil Franco 32 who was stocking sodas into a freezer at J & M's sub shop on Central Street in the town center. championships of the Little League World Series has given residents new pride and hopes that the town's image will improve. SAUGUS - For years this town has been known for its garish Route - strip where traffic is a breakneck blur the stores offer everything and the most notable landmarks are a gigantic cactus a herd of plastic cows and a leaning tower of pizza.īut the saga of the Saugus American Little League team which has made it the U.S.
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